How to Project a Route
Learning how to project a route involves taking on new challenges and pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone. The idea behind projecting is to climb to your limits, but gym resets can skew that concept, making long-term projects impossible for beginners. To learn how to project a route, start with a smaller project, such as a boulder problem or a route, so you can practice new moves and get over your initial nervousness. Misconceptions about projecting a route Projecting a route is a crucial component of hard rock climbing. Often times, the route has been established as a project, and many of the most difficult routes of our time were established as projects. The wrong way to project a route can cost you entire climbing seasons. Proper technique is essential for project climbing, so if you're not redpointing hard routes after a few tries, you need to stop training for them and focus on perfecting your tactics. Top climbers flow through difficult sequences, allowing themselves to...